Deputy Manager - Materials at Agilus Diagnostics (Formerly known as 'SRL Limited') (2021-07 – Present)
Managing purchasing function, procurement & inventory of materials and services, vendor management, and warehouse operations across multiple locations
- Active participation in managing the purchasing function i.e. develop a purchase policy to buy goods and services
- Managing procurement & inventory of materials and services
- Monitoring minimum, maximum, and reorder levels to ensure no stock outs
- Performing regular physical counts and maintaining 100% accuracy between physical and digital records
- Facilitate internal and external customers
- All Audit Compliance
- Systematic stacking of goods based on size, value, and environmental requirements
- Evaluate suppliers on multiple criteria –price, quality, service-support, availability & reliability
- After an in-depth research & negotiations, select the vendor based on the Purchase Policy
- Receive and expedite authorised purchase assignments / requisitions from the various Labs
- Scrutinize & understand the material requirements
- Ensure the best quality at low cost
- Ensure adherence to SOP
- Generating enquiries for indented material & forward to vendor (RFQ, RFP)
- Getting quotations and preparing comparative statements
- Follow up for materials with vendors
- Identification, evaluating & selection of Supplier
- Calculation of vendor quality rating and delivery performance
- Communication with supplier in case of Non-conformance / shortages / deviations
- Order Review and contract Review
- Overall responsibility for smooth functioning of Purchase, Stores & Warehouse operations
- Supports at multiple locations / plants for requirement of material – Logistics operations
- Analysis of changes in Inventory
- Negotiation with vendors & finalising orders
Manager-Procurement (Sr. Buyer) at Reliance Life Sciences (2020-08 – 2021-01)
Managing procurement & inventory of materials and services, vendor negotiations, and multi-location material support
- Managing procurement & inventory of materials and services
- Verification of Indents and raising Purchase Orders
- Facilitate internal and external customers
- Managing procurement and supports at multiple locations
- Negotiation with vendors and finalising orders
- Follow up with vendors for timely delivery of material and services
- Vendor Development
- MIS Reporting
Assistant Manager - Materials at SRL Limited (Formerly known as 'SRL Ranbaxy') (2009-11 – 2020-07)
Managing Procurement, Inventory and warehouse logistics operations, setting up policies and procedures, inventory management and cost optimization
- Managing Procurement, Inventory and warehouse logistics operations
- Identifying and managing the disposal of obsolete and scrap materials to optimize warehouse space
- Setting up policies and procedures related to materials & procurement
- Supports at multiple locations / plants for requirement of material
- Oversees inventory policy and procedures including inventory level and stock outs checks
- Maintaining optimum inventory levels and providing input reports for annual budgeting
- Formulate and amends the procedures receipts (Inward), storage, issue (outward) and disposal
- Analysing & Calculating Landed Cost
- Collection of data and preparing MIS reports
- Analysis of changes in Stock - Inventory
- Negotiation with vendors & finalising orders
- Vendor Development
- Processing Rate Approvals with confirmation from Head Purchase
- Follow up with Finance department for timely payment
- Maintaining and replenishing required level of stock
- Co-ordinate and follow up with vendors for timely deliveries
- Prepare Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
- Provide input reports for annual budgeting
- Training subordinates, end users on purchasing system, Inventory control and Warehouse operation
- Supervises and manages subordinates, review their work for performance appraisal
- Preparing and Presenting MIS to management
Manager-Purchase Materials at Radium Creation (2009-04 – 2009-11)
Material Management and Procurement, vendor negotiations, and stores department management
- Material Management and Procurement
- Managing comprehensive inward and outward records for all materials, including imported goods
- Negotiation with Suppliers
- Vendor Development
- Replenishing required level of stocks
- Preparing and presenting MIS to management
- Coordination between internal and external customers
- Managing stores department
Stores Officer at Fine Platinum (I) Ltd. (2002-09 – 2008-12)
Material planning & budgeting, inward/outward management, vendor negotiations, and quality control
- Material planning & budgeting of purchases
- Co-ordination with contract manufacturers
- Negotiation with suppliers
- Responsible for all local as well as imported purchase. (Except Gold & Diamond)
- Verifying inward materials against quotations and proforma invoices to ensure billing accuracy
- Analysis of quotations & proforma invoices against current market prices
- Follow up with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods & services
- Manages Material inward(receipts), Outward(issues) and disposals
- To ensure all the quality checks done before moving the goods to stores department
- To set the minimum level & maximum level for every SKU in stores
- Vendor Development
Officer - Stores at Fine Jewellery (I) Ltd. (1999-04 – 2002-09)
Stores management, inward/outward record maintaining, vendor negotiations, and inventory control
- Stores inward outward record maintaining
- Receipt and verification of inward materials
- Systematic staking of goods as per their size and value
- Negotiation with suppliers
- Ensuring sensitive items at correct temperature or humidity
- Implementing fire safety measures and preventing unauthorised access to high value stock
- Monitoring Minimum, Maximum, and reorder levels to ensure the no stock outs
- Performing regular physical counts to ensure the physical stock matches with system
- Responsible for all local as well as imported purchase. (Except Gold & Diamond)
- Scrap disposal
- Maintaining 100% accuracy between physical and digital records
- Analysis of quotations & proforma invoices against current market prices
